Management Accountant

Management Accountant

Abingdon - hybrid, 3 days in the office.

Tetra Tech RPS is seeking a Management Accountant to join our Finance team and play a key role in supporting the Finance Business Partner and Operational Directors. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with hands‑on management accounting experience who is ready to progress within a fast‑paced, collaborative and growing global organisation. Study support for AAT, ACCA or CIMA is available.

As a Management Accountant, you will be responsible for delivering accurate, timely and insightful financial information across multiple accountability centres. You will support month‑end, deliver accurate reporting, and ensure financial controls remain strong, all within an environment focussed on continuous improvement.

• Preparing and analysing monthly management accounts
• Explaining cost movements, variances and trends to support decision‑making
• Preparing journals including accruals, prepayments and month‑end adjustments
• Maintaining the Fixed Asset Register
• Completing key balance sheet and account reconciliations
• Supporting the annual operating plan (AOP) and budgeting activities
• Providing ad‑hoc analysis, reports and project support to Finance Business Partners

Your work will strengthen the accuracy, clarity and insight of the financial data used by senior leaders. Through timely and accurate reporting and sound financial governance, you will support better decision‑making, help identify risks and opportunities and contribute to the ongoing development of financial planning across the division.

• Experience preparing month‑end accounts and managing core financial processes
• Strong understanding of journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations
• Working knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS

• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large data sets
• Ability to interpret financial information, identify patterns and articulate clear insights

• High attention to detail and commitment to maintaining strong financial controls
• Consistent, logical and deadline‑driven approach

• Clear and confident communication with finance and non‑finance colleagues
• Ability to build supportive working relationships within and across teams

• Proactive in questioning anomalies, improving processes and seeking efficiencies
• Eager to expand knowledge and take ownership of professional development

• Experience in management accounting
• Strong knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS
• Strong Excel capability
• Ability to work effectively in a busy, fast‑paced finance environment

• Experience with fixed asset registers
• Exposure to budgeting and forecasting
• Experience performing detailed cost analysis

At Tetra Tech RPS, our people are our success. We thrive on solving the challenges that matter across urbanisation, infrastructure, the environment and sustainable development. With agile working, a collaborative culture and access to global expertise, we empower our people to build meaningful and fulfilling careers. RPS became part of Tetra Tech in 2023, a global leader in consulting and engineering with 30,000 employees across more than 550 offices.

Together, we combine local understanding with world‑class capability to deliver science‑led solutions for complex projects. Join us and be part of a connected, forward‑thinking team shaping a better future.

We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list. Any submitted will be taken as a gift. Please refer to the careers page on our website if you require any further information.